Volunteers !  We need your help this month.  April is Shaping up to be a good month for Volunteers -Skill-building Opportunities. 

First things first.. Specific days in April have been set on the Volunteer Calendar where Volunteers are needed to help on a number of projects.  Additionally, we've set out at least one day a week for Volunteer Training.  Skilled Volunteers are starting to take on added importance in our programs.  Please sign up on the Volunteer Calendar for as many of these dates as you can.  Your availability will drive some of the Ship's work priorities, so "vote early and often", so to speak..
I would like to get your feedback as to which days are better than others for you to help, currently our dates are arbitrary selections. We can afford to tweak them. Obviously, weekends are easiest to schedule, and we will do so, but keep in mind, our professional crew have families, and home responsibilities too, which happen on weekends, so we'll work some balance in there.
Spirit of South Carolina completed an annual Safety Inspection recently, and surfaced some issues that will need volunteer help in order to resolve expeditiously. Additionally, the Ship still needs some last maintenance work done to make her ready for the next programs that are forming up in May for the Scouts and later.  

Things are starting to shape up this month for Spirit's programs. CAPT Cleveland has been head-down searching across the Tall Ship industry for the right crew to hire onboard.  We may see the results of his work later this month and early next month when they report for duty. 
He is also interested in augmenting the crew with Volunteer Deckhands, particularly for day sails, but only if they've demonstrated a level of proficiency in line and sail handling, docking drills, small boat launch and recovery.  If you're interested in this kind of involvement, this is a good month to surge your skill-building efforts.